JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.624 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline fell 14 cents over the past week to $4.16. Crude oil prices are currently below $100 per barrel, and pump prices are reflecting that decline. Today’s national average is 23 cents less than a month ago but $1.13 more than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 8.98 million barrels per day to 8.38 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 205.3 million barrels to 209.2million. Gasoline production decreased from 9.75 million barrels per day to 9.24 million barrels.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $2.88 to settle at $102.78 per barrel. But as of this morning, it is trading below $100 per barrel at $96.88. The EIA reports that U.S. crude oil inventories decreased 1.9 million barrels to 410.6 million barrels, 4% below the five-year average.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 41 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
Today: $4.624
One Week Ago: $4.679
One Year Ago: $3.309
Record Price Date: 6/13/2022
Record Price: $5.029
Jefferson County drivers are paying an average of $4.406 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. In Clarion County, the standard price is $4.501. The average in Clearfield County is $4.511.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.492 Altoona
$4.717 Beaver
$4.614 Bradford
$4.398 Brookville
$4,693 Butler
$4.447 Clarion
$4,486 DuBois
$4.636 Erie
$4.664 Greensburg
$4.568 Indiana
$4.647 Jeannette
$4.671 Kittanning
$4.664 Latrobe
$4.649 Meadville
$4,643 Mercer
$4.647 New Castle
$4.650 New Kensington
$4.729 Oil City
$4,666 Pittsburgh
$4.649 Sharon
$4.710 Uniontown
$4,689 Warren
$4.624 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.90), Hawaii ($5.66), Nevada ($5.24), Washington ($5.20), Oregon ($4.79), Alaska ($4.76), Illinois ($4.71), Utah ($4.53), Idaho ($4.53), and Michigan ($4.52).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are North Carolina ($3.38), Georgia ($3.58), Texas ($3.65), South Carolina ($3.65), Louisiana ($3.70), Tennessee ($3.71), Alabama ($3.73), Arkansas ($3.76), Mississippi ($3.77), and Oklahoma ($3.80).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (55 cents), West Virginia (52 cents), Louisiana (50 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), California (47 cents), Alaska (46 cents), Arkansas (45 cents), North Dakota (44 cents), Arizona (44 cents), and Nevada (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (31 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Maryland (35 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Utah (35 cents), Nebraska (36 cents), Minnesota (36 cents), Vermont (36 cents), and New Mexico (37 cents).